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AUSTERUTZ 1
ALPHA-NUMERIC LANGUAGE

CHEF-LIEU VARIANT

In order to accelerate the coding of mail to the chef-lieu of a departement the first three
letters of the town's name were replaced by the transcription VVV applied by a short-cut key.

SALON DE L'AUTO
CYCLE ET MOTO
PARIS 6-16 OCT.1966

UJ~ _J- ~~~ \-{-JJ-- J""L·~sQ~~

-~6~ ~ t- .j~

- --

v v v -8 7

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Cover coded 78VVV for Versailles, chef-lieu
of the departementof Yvelines

1 August 1966 is the earliest Bordeaux to Versailles
recorded date of use of the 1 August 1966
Austerlitz 1 Short Start language